After thrashing Valencia in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey, FC Barcelona learnt earlier this week that they will be facing bitter rivals Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.The Rojiblancos

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will meet in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, while Real Madrid will take on Real Sociedad, in the draw Wednesday.Atletico and Madrid will play the second-leg matches at home in April,

Real Madrid remain in the driving seat in LaLiga's title race but after dropping points in consecutive weeks Carlo Ancelotti's side have seen what seemed a comfortable lead suddenly vanish, leaving them with a battle to retain their crown.

Barcelona will take on Atlético Madrid in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey while Real Madrid have been drawn against Real Sociedad.

FC Barcelona co-ordinator Bojan Krkic said that his club is "100 confident" of beating title race rival Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Barcelona beat Sevilla 4–1 and capitalized on Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid dropping points to get within striking distance of the top spot in La Liga.

Hansi Flick's free-scoring Catalan outfit thrashed Valencia 5-0 in the quarter-final, while Atletico also put on a five-star display against Getafe. Real Madrid had more trouble against Leganes, squeezing through with a stoppage-time winner from Gonzalo Garcia. Real Sociedad completed the quartet with a regulation 2-0 win against Osasuna.

The Copa del Rey is down to the final four and the draw for the semi-final was held earlier this week.With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid also in the mix, Real Sociedad was seen as the most favourable